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What you’ll learn:  How to provide explanations and where to include them in your lesson.
Duration: 10 minutes

✍️ What should you include in your introduction?

Be concise yet informative:
  • Content: What is the lesson about?
  • Duration: How long will the lesson take?
  • Target audience: Who is the lesson designed for?
  • Curriculum alignment: How does the lesson link to the curriculum?
You can include this information in the lesson description: open your lesson for editing, click on 'Options' next to the lesson title, then select 'Settings' and click on 'Description'.

⌚ How long does your lesson take?

Consider the learning objective of your lesson: how much time do students need to achieve it? Avoid making the lesson longer than necessary and be honest about the duration. Ideally, include a rough time breakdown.

🎯 State learning objectives clearly

Clearly outlining expectations helps students succeed in the lesson. Learning objectives can be subject-specific or related to processes and skills.
  • Tip 1: Set achievable goals per lesson.
  • Tip 2: Formulate objectives from the student’s perspective for greater impact: “You can...” or “I can...”.
  • Tip 3: Revisit the objective/s at the end of the lesson using tools like an exit ticket. This allows students to reflect on the lesson content and on their learning.

📝 Adding notes and attachments to your lesson

LessonUp makes it easy to add notes to your lessons, providing teachers with clear guidance on what to say, do, or ask for each slide.

In LessonUp’s editor, you’ll find a yellow note field at the bottom of each slide. Click on this field to add notes. Each slide has a unique note field, enabling you to provide specific instructions for individual slides or lesson sections. You can format the notes, for example, using bold or italic text.

Teachers can download these notes by clicking 'Print' under Start Lesson. Alternatively, you can print the notes as a PDF, save it to your computer, and attach it to the lesson by going to 'Options', then 'Settings', followed by 'Attachment', and clicking on 'Add file'.

👩‍🏫 Include a legend

A legend explains the phases of a lesson and other functionalities.

Creating a legend provides both students and teachers with a clear understanding of the lesson’s components and interactions.

Avoid jargon and explain terms

While you may be an expert in your subject, not all teachers have the same experience with it. To ensure clarity, avoid using jargon if you can. If certain terms are unavoidable, explain them in simple, accessible language for both students & teachers. This can be done on slides, in hotspots, or in notes.

⏭️ LEARN MORE IN THE NEXT MODULE . . .

Now you know how to provide explanations and where to include them in your lesson. Learn how to organise your channel in the next lesson plan.

👉 Go directly to the next lesson plan: Organising your channel.